Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-27
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

WASHINGTON, July 23-The Star says
| tonight the president has not yet decided
whether he will go TO St. Louis and some
other western cities after his southern
trip.
HELENA, July a5.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders in the Montana Gen.
trail Railroad Company, was held to-day at
the office of Col. Broadwater. the presi
dent of that company.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Wheat began
to advance sharply on Saturday in spite of
the new crop which Is just coming in.
The high prices, however, do not attract
much wheat to market.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The secretary
of the navy has called for proposals for
the construction of torpedo boats of the
best steel and most modern design, and to
attain the highest possible speed.
WASHINGTON, July 25.--The treasury
department has decided that stock of high
grades and value. imported from Scotland
or any other distant country for breeding
purposes, are entitled to free entry, al
though they may be for sale.
LONDON, July 23.-According to dis
patch from Pesth NJ. Fontchoff, president
of the sobranie. has publicly declared that
Prince Ferdinand of Sake Coburg has
grossly deceived the Bulgarians and has
been an instrument in the hands of
Russia.
The ladies connected with the recent
ice-cream festival return thanks to the
citizens who attended it and to all who
aided in its success. They thank especi-
ally Messrs Will A. Nichols, Gibson and
Mcdonald for the excellent music which
they so generously provided.
P1rTsBuRa, July 23.-At the annual
meeting yesterday of district assembly
No. 3, K. of L., the fact was developed
that majority OF the districts are opposed
to the new constitution, and it is probably
the delegates to the next assembly will be
Instructed to oppose it. =
WASHINGTON, July 25.-It is stated at
the state department that the reported
visit OF the Lieutenant Governor of the
Fiji Islands On an important mission has
nothing to do, so FAR as the department is
concerned, with the government of the
United States or with its interests in the
south Pacific.
ELIZABETH, N. j., July 25.-The storm
Saturday afternoon was the severest known
in twelve years. The rain poured in tor
rents necessarily, accompanied by light
ming and terrible crashes of thunder. The
river is rising tonight and fears are ex
pressed of great damage as several streets
are inundated.
New YORK, July 25.-There was con-
tinuous thunder with little rain for sever
al hours on Saturday, anil the sky bore a
peculiar appearance. Later, torrents OF
rain fell A cloud burst at North Hills
dale, twelve miles distant. The water de-
scended on a mountain range near the
Harlem river and great damage was done.
EATON, Pa, July 25.-The Delaware
river at o'clock yesterday was twelve feet
higher and still rising. A bridge on the
Clinton branch of the Lehigh Valley rail
road has been washed away and great
damage done. Nothing but passenger
trains are running on the eastern and Am
boy track of the road, owing to the track
being flooded.
OTTAWA, July 23.-Canadian Pacific
officials say the company has contracted to
carry carload lots of Australian wool
from Victoria, B. G., to Boston and other
points on the Atlantic seaboard. The wool
was, until this season, brought in vessels
to American ports on the Pacific and
shipped over the Northern Pacific rail-
way to Boston and other ports
LONDON, Canaoa, July 23.-The final
session of the district assembly knights Of
Labor was held last night. A long dis
cussion was held on the subject of separa-
ton of the Canadian knights from the
American body in the matter OF jurisdic-
ton. Finally resolution was passed
urging secession from the United States
general assembly and the formation of
general assembly for Canada, which is to
be independent of the American order.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July GA train
loaded with sheep from Montana arrived
at ST Paul yesterday, over the Northern
Pacific, making seven or eight train loads
so far this year from that territory and
two from Washington territory. all the
sheep are for mutton, and but few of
them have been sold at the Minneapolis
transfer. the others have been sent direct
ly through to Chicago over the Wisconsin
Central road.
BUTTE, July 26.-The Butt Niner says
the consolidation of the Mountain View
and the Montana Copper Company inter-
ests is a practical veriflcation, aud will re-
suit in added reduction facilities and
large increase in the copper output of the
camp. The Butte and Anaconda copper
mining and reduction industries are gain
ing strength every day, and by harmonious
action may soon control the markets ofthe
world in the matter Of this product, which
IS coming more into general use every day.
Certainly nothing but copper will soon be
used for telegraph wires, and we have
heard railway men claim that copper
would make the best car wheel OF anv
substance known.